HERB - Ointment, Balm, Salve Recipes??
Tony McCollum
morganmacleod at excite.com
Mon May 1 08:41:02 PDT 2000
The white lead is also called litharge and is a white powder. The most
common substitue for it would be titanium dioxide which is used as the base
pigment for paints and cosmetics today. I am not sure what the mercuric
chloride would be used for since it is crystalline in nature and soluble in
water. Does the book give a description of what the mercury is for other
than making the face whiter?
Morgan
> The Elixirs of Nostradamus is quite interesting. There is a recipe for
"A
> Lotion for Whitening the Face" which contains Venetian white lead as most
> of Nostradamus' recipes for beauty contain along with mercury, mercuric
> chloride. Any suggestions for substitutions for the lead and mercury??
>
> Elizabeth
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